'amalgam' definitions:
Definition of 'amalgam'
(from WordNet)
noun
An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams [syn: amalgam, dental amalgam]
noun
A combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
Synonyms of 'amalgam'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admixture,
- alloy,
- alloyage,
- amalgamation,
- blend,
- combination,
- combo,
- commixture,
- composite,
- composition,
- compound,
- concoction,
- confection,
- ensemble,
- fusion,
- immixture,
- interfusion,
- intermixture,
- magma,
- mix,
- mixture,
- paste